@Anonymous wrote:
1) Long shot here, but is there any way to combine portal bonuses? Like combine UR portal and also AA shopping portal? Doubtful, but just thought I'd ask.
2) I do more of my shopping in person...a lot of it is sort of 'whim' shopping. Like, I may need to go to Walmart, which I can get 1 mile / $1 extra for AA mall...but that's for online. Is there some way to account for this? Is there some way to get like, an eVoucher or something I can pick up right before heading to the store? I don't do too much shopping, but I shop at a lot of places on these portals in person and it typically isn't planned. Another example is I'm bored on the weekend and I want to get some stuff at Home Depot like plant some plants, or fix something in my house. Sort of a spur of the moment thing, but not sure how I can work the online malls into this...
EDIT: Is the MPX app more suited for those spur-of-the-moment and in-person shopping trips? I just watched the video and it seems like I can use it without doing anything online...just on my phone...
1) Generally no. The whole point of the portals is that they get a referrral bonus from the merchant, some or all of which is passed to you. Sending you to another portal doesn't count. Also there are over 100 malls, so if you could do this (or even loop between 2) things would be very cheap!
That said, in some cases you might be able to buy gift cards through one portal and use them through another to get both bonuses (such as miles AND cashback). Usually people just "double dip" with the same portal, using it once to get the gift cards and then again using the gift cards for purchase. This varies from merchant to merchant, some exclude rewards on gift card purchases.
2) Really the same thing. Walmart pays a portal because they send purchasing traffic their way. If you are in the store, they don't need to pay!
